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Wayne County Humane Society

Animal shelter in Fairfield, IL

We are 1 of 3 Humane Society AND Animal Control facilities in the state of Illinois. We are a private organization that is contracted with our county and several localities within our county to provide animal control services. We have 2 full time employees and 2 part time employees that care for our furry friends daily.

Contact
Address
518 SE 4th Street
Fairfield, IL 62837
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Meet their adoptable pets

518 SE 4th Street

Fairfield, IL 62837

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Wayne County Humane Society

We'll also keep you updated on cher's adoption status with email updates.
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cher

German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever

Female, Young
Fairfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on caine's adoption status with email updates.
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caine

German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever

Male, Young
Fairfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on shamus's adoption status with email updates.
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shamus

German Shepherd Dog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, Young
Fairfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on eeyore's adoption status with email updates.
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eeyore

German Shepherd Dog/Corgi

Male, Senior
Fairfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on sonny's adoption status with email updates.
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sonny

German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever

Male, Young
Fairfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on abel's adoption status with email updates.
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abel

German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever

Female, Young
Fairfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on dorothy's adoption status with email updates.
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dorothy

Black Mouth Cur

Female, Adult
Fairfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on lottie's adoption status with email updates.
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lottie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Fairfield, IL

Shelter FAQs

We serve Wayne County, Illinois, in its entirety. We also serve the Mill Shoals, Illinois, village.

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 3. Pay Fee
  • 4. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Our adoption fees range from $35-$125, which includes a microchip. If the dog/cat is not vaccinated or spayed/neutered before adoption, you have 30 days to set appointment and return paperwork to WCHS. We also require a copy of your drivers license to attach to your adoption file.

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We'll also keep you updated on Tobias's adoption status with email updates.
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Tobias

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 mos
Evansville, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Momma Cat "Dr.Nalini Vishwakumar"'s adoption status with email updates.
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Momma Cat "Dr.Nalini Vishwakumar"

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 yrs 4 mos
Evansville, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Scrambled Eggs's adoption status with email updates.
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Scrambled Eggs

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos
Evansville, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Squeak's adoption status with email updates.
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Squeak

Boxer/American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Young
Louisville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Skooter's adoption status with email updates.
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Skooter

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Male, Adult
Mt. Vernon, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Sandra's adoption status with email updates.
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Sandra

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 9 mos
Evansville, IN

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